A Deep Dive into RL for LLM Reasoning
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This paper reviews and rigorously re-evaluates reinforcement learning techniques for LLM reasoning, addressing inconsistencies caused by varied setups and unclear guidelines. It offers a unified open-source framework, practical selection guidelines, and shows that a minimalist two-technique combo with vanilla PPO can outperform methods like GRPO and DAPO.
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